1. http://www.mindmeister.com/- This website is full of different types of "mind maps" that describe, plan, and make events and ideas easier to explain and organize more effectively. This explains all different types of things in a very easy, understandable way, especially for middle school students.
2. http://www.evernote.com/about/home.php- This website is based on creating an extremely detailed diary/planner/scrapbook online. The idea is that you post everything that you would ever want to remember, from tweets to to-do lists, and it will organize it for you (or you can do it yourself) and everything will be easily accessible. Middle school students could use this, but it wouldn't be that necessary since they are very young and have few experiences and responsibilities in life to keep up with. It could be used for teachers though, and could keep them very organized and even hold memories of each year's class.
3. http://animoto.com/- This website is based on creating any type of video that you want out by just uploading pictures, video clips, sounds, and adding text to certain clips. This videos look professional but do seem like they could be a bit difficult for middle school students, but could be used for teaching purposes.
4. http://www.visuwords.com/?word=volleyball- This website can almost be used as a thesaurus. You type in any word and if gives you a web of related words and ideas, all connected to the word that you searched for. This could be very useful for middle school students because it would help them understand difficult words in a simple manner.
5. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php- This website is an easy, effective way that teachers can create they're own rubric. This can be useful for teaching middle school students because it will allow them to know what is expected for any assignment.
6. http://classroom.4teachers.org/- This website helps a teacher plan out the architecture of his/her classroom before moving anything around. This could be useful for every teacher at the beginning of each semester for looking to improve any areas that have caused trouble before.
2. http://www.evernote.com/about/home.php- This website is based on creating an extremely detailed diary/planner/scrapbook online. The idea is that you post everything that you would ever want to remember, from tweets to to-do lists, and it will organize it for you (or you can do it yourself) and everything will be easily accessible. Middle school students could use this, but it wouldn't be that necessary since they are very young and have few experiences and responsibilities in life to keep up with. It could be used for teachers though, and could keep them very organized and even hold memories of each year's class.
3. http://animoto.com/- This website is based on creating any type of video that you want out by just uploading pictures, video clips, sounds, and adding text to certain clips. This videos look professional but do seem like they could be a bit difficult for middle school students, but could be used for teaching purposes.
4. http://www.visuwords.com/?word=volleyball- This website can almost be used as a thesaurus. You type in any word and if gives you a web of related words and ideas, all connected to the word that you searched for. This could be very useful for middle school students because it would help them understand difficult words in a simple manner.
5. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php- This website is an easy, effective way that teachers can create they're own rubric. This can be useful for teaching middle school students because it will allow them to know what is expected for any assignment.
6. http://classroom.4teachers.org/- This website helps a teacher plan out the architecture of his/her classroom before moving anything around. This could be useful for every teacher at the beginning of each semester for looking to improve any areas that have caused trouble before.